Um. Hello? Anyone notice that I, uh, didn't check my work? No wonder it seemed like an awful lot of dye solution, it was! Hehe. No wonder it took a while to exhaust all the dye. And it didn't entirely exhaust, either. It all makes sense now.

Anyhoo, flashback to last night. I'm thinking it's a lot but you can't argue with math.

I'm using a casserole dish, the deepest biggest non-melting item I have (that I'm willing to sacrifice). I want the yarn to be able to move about and not be constricted (yarn rights).

8 pm: The dyebath is ready to go, the electric roaster has a couple of inches of water and is preheated to 200 degrees. Deep breath, and in she goes!

The dye immediately begins to soak into the yarn, but the yarn is a faint pink color. Into the roaster and upped the temp to 350.

8:30 pm: About half an hour later, I figure everything is nice and toasty. The yarn is still quite pink. Time to add half the vinegar (30 mL):

8:42 pm: Stirred and checked in on things. The yarn is starting to look red! The dyebath is still quite dark.

8:56 pm: Time for the second half of the vinegar.

9:09 pm: Oooo, look:

I'm tempted to stop, but I figure, well, can't argue with math.

9:26 pm: Stirred. Dyebath almost exhausted. Hmm, this is taking a while...

9:38 pm: Stirred. Almost done!

9:52 pm: Ding! Most of the dye has exhausted, but enough's enough. I let it sit for an hour and even more exhausts. The dyebath is a very faint pink. A very gentle wash and two rinses, with slight bleeding in each one. Which surprises me. I didn't have any bleeding before...

Squeezed, squished in a towel, snapped, hung to dry. And many fascinated adoring gazes before going to sleep.

8:15 am: A few minutes to admire and snap photos before work:

The photo doesn't quite capture it, but the color is quite deep and oh so purrrty.

I was exceptionally gentle throughout to prevent felting and my efforts were rewarded. Happy dance!

6:30 pm: Write up blog post and realize you can't argue with math... but you can laugh at the person holding the calculator.